Plastic-free actions

I've been trying to gradually change my shopping habits one by one to reduce the amount of plastic packaging I buy.

These are my plastic-free actions (a la Beth Terry of Fake Plastic Fish—I'm not as impressive as she is!)

- plastic shopping bags—take my own reuseable bags
- plastic produce bags—take my own bags to the vegie market
- polystyrene meat trays—only buy meat not on a tray (vacuum-packed or bagged; good sources: Moore Wilsons, Commonsense Organics, Prestons, the deli counter at the supermarket)
- margarine containers—switched to butter in a paper wrapper
- washing-up detergent bottles—refill the bottle at Commonsense
- laundry detergent—refill the bottle at Commonsense
- deodorant—use baking soda
- pads/tampons—Mooncup
- Gladwrap—use Tupperware containers; put leftovers in a bowl and cover with a saucer; or put the whole casserole dish in the fridge
- soap—buy unpackaged Ecostore soap (Commonsense or health food shop in Cuba St); in the supermarket the best choice seems to be Red Seal brand, which comes in a cardboard box
- toilet paper—I buy the recycled Safe brand, which comes in a paper wrapper.
- courier bags—use paper envelopes and courier stickers

Plastic-reduction actions
- toothpaste—buy biggest size tube (I figure this is less plastic per volume of toothpaste)
- nuts/dried fruit—buy in bulk in reuseable zip-loc bags at the supermarket bulk bins

My goal is to be able to come back and add to the list.